Daily Math Puzzle: 2026-05-16
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2026-05-16
During a school field trip, the class visits a series of museums. After each museum, the teacher records the total number of new facts the students have learned so far. The numbers recorded after each stop are: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ?. What number should be recorded after the next museum?
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Solution
17 — Look at the differences between consecutive numbers: 3‑2 = 1, 5‑3 = 2, 8‑5 = 3, 12‑8 = 4. The gaps increase by 1 each time (1, 2, 3, 4,…). The next gap should therefore be 5. Adding 5 to the last number gives 12 + 5 = 17. Hence the correct answer is the second choice, index 1.
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